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b b b b
ORING THE SCIENCE OF THE MIND,
b b b b b b
7TH EDITION, DANIEL REISBERG
b b b
, CHAPTER 1 b The Science of the Mind
b b b b
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES
1.1. Describebthebscopebandbgoalsbofbcognitivebpsychology.
1.2. UnderstandbthebcasebofbH.M.,bandbthebmanybwaysbthatbmemorybinfluencesbourblives.
1.3. Describebtheblimitationsbofbintrospectionbasbabmethodbforbscientificbinquiry.
1.4. Comparebandbcontrastbclassicalb(Watsonian)bbehaviorismbandbcognitivebpsychology.
1.5. Kant’sb“transcendentalbmethod”bisbsometimesbcalledb“inferencebtobbestbexplanation.”bExplainbthisbmethodbandbhowbit
b works.
1.6. Describebthebrole,binbthebemergencebofbcognitivebpsychology,bthatbwasbplayedbbybcomputerbsciencebandbthebdevelop-
bmentbofb“computerbintelligence.”
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. WhichbofbthebfollowingbtopicsbisbNOTbcommonlybstudiedbwithinbcognitivebpsychology?
a. angerbmanagement c. memory
b. decisionbmaking d. Attention
ANS:b A DIF: Easy REF:
ThebScopebofbCognitivebPsychologybOBJ: 1.1 MSC:bUnderstanding
2. CognitivebprocessesbarebNOTbnecessarybforbwhichbdailybactivity?
a. readingbabnewspaper c. talkingbonbthebphone
b. studyingbforbabtest d. breathing
ANS:b D DIF: Easy REF: ThebScopebofbCognitivebPsychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
3. Alyssabwantsbtobbebabpsychologistbbutbisbunsurebwhichbtopicbwithinbpsychologybmostbinterestsbher.bWhichbofbthe
followingbtopicsbwouldbbebLEASTblikelybtobleadbherbintobcognitivebpsychology?
b
a. amnesia c. Lymebdisease
b. languagebacquisition d. problem-solvingb strategies
,ANS:b C DIF: Easy REF:
ThebScopebofbCognitivebPsychologybOBJ: 1.1 MSC:bApplying
4. Considerbthebsequenceb“BetsybwantedbtobbringbJacobbabpresent.bShebshookbherbpiggybbank.”bMostbpeople,bafterbhe
aringbthisbsequence,bbelievebBetsybwasbcheckingbherbpiggybbankbtobseebifbshebhadbmoneybtobspendbonbthebgift.bThisbinferencebaboutbB
etsy’sbgoalsbdependsbonbthebfactbthat
a. ourbpreviousbknowledgebfillsbinbbackgroundbinformationbwheneverbwe’rebunderstandingbanbevent
borbconversation.
b. readersbareblikelybtobknowbsomeonebnamedbJacob.
c. English,bunlikebotherblanguages,brequiresbspeakersbtobmentionballbofbthebpeoplebinvolvedbinban
bevent.
d. thebindividualbsentencesbarebshort.
ANS:b A DIF: Easy REF:
ThebBroadbRolebforbMemorybOBJ: 1.1 MSC:bUnderstanding
5. WhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbLEASTblikelybtobapplybtobpatientbH.M.?
a. “Hebcannotbrememberbwhatbhebdidbearlierbtoday,bincludingbeventsbthatbtookbplacebjustbanbhourbago.”
b. “Hebreadbthisbstoryblastbmonth,bbutbhebwasbstillbsurprisedbbybhowbthebstorybturnedbout.”
c. “Evenbthoughbhebhasbencounteredbthebnursebmanybtimes,bhebisbstillbunablebtobrecognizebher.”
d. “Hebrememberedbthatbitbwasbonlybabweekbagobthatbhe’dbheardbthebsadbnewsbthatbhisbunclebhadbdied.”
ANS:b D DIF: Moderate REF:
AmnesiabandbMemorybLossbOBJ: 1.2 MSC:bApplying
6. ResearchbwithbH.M.bprovidesbanbillustrationbforbwhichbmajorbthemebofbthebchapter?
a. Introspectionbisbanbimportantbresearchbtoolbforbcognitivebpsychologists.
b. Cognitivebpsychologybcanbhelpbusbunderstandbabwidebrangebofbactivitiesbthatbdependbonbsomeone’s
babilitybtobremember.
c. Memorybisbnotbverybimportant.
d. Thebdisruptionbcausedbbybbrainbdamagebdependsbonbhowbwidespreadbthebdamagebis,bandbnotbonbthe
bspecific bsitesbthatbarebdamaged.
ANS:b b B DIF: Moderate REF: ThebScopebofbCognitivebPsychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating
7. Patientsbsufferingbfrombclinicalbamnesiabarebcharacterizedbby
a. memorybdysfunction. c. inarticulatebspeech.
b. anbinabilitybtobrecognizebpatterns. d. impairedblanguagebcomprehension.
ANS:b A DIF: Easy REF:
AmnesiabandbMemorybLossbOBJ: 1.2 MSC:bRemembering
8. Thebtermb“introspection”brefersbtobthe
a. processbbybwhichbonebindividualbseeksbtobinferbthebthoughtsbofbanotherbindividual.
b. procedurebofbexaminingbthoughtbprocessingbbybmonitoringbthebbrain’sbelectricalbactivity.
, c. processbofbeachbpersonblookingbwithin,btobobservebhisborbherbownbthoughtsbandbideas.
d. techniquebofbstudyingbthoughtbbybinterpretingbthebsymbolsbusedbinbcommunication.
ANS:b C DIF: Easy REF:
ThebLimitsbofbIntrospectionbOBJ: 1.3 MSC:bRemembering
9. Abparticipantbisbaskedbtoblookbwithinbhimselfborbherselfbandbreportbonbhisborbherbownbmentalbprocesses.bThisbmethod
isbcalled
a. logicalbinference. c. introspection.
b. reconstruction. b d.
ANS:b C DIF: Easy REF:
ThebLimitsbofbIntrospectionbOBJ: 1.3 MSC:bRemembering
10. Ofbthebfollowing,bintrospectionbisbLEASTbusefulbforbstudying
a. topicsbthatbarebstronglybcoloredbbybemotion.
b. mentalbeventsbthatbarebunconscious.
c. processesbthatbinvolvebconceptualbknowledge.
d. eventsbthatbtakebablongbtimebtobunfold.
ANS:b B DIF: Moderate REF:
ThebLimitsbofbIntrospectionbOBJ: 1.3 MSC:bUnderstanding
11. WhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbaboutbintrospectionbisbFALSE?
a. Itbisbthebonlybwaybtobobservebconsciousbeventsbdirectly.
b. Itbisbsubjective.
c. Itbprovidesbstrongbevidencebforbhypothesis-testing.
d. Itbwasbabtechniquebusedbhistoricallybtobstudybcognition.
ANS:b C DIF: Moderate REF:
ThebLimitsbofbIntrospectionbOBJ: 1.3 MSC:bUnderstanding
12. Geniebwondersbwhybshebcanbneverbrememberbthebnamesbofbnewbacquaintances.bInbsearchbofbanbanswer,bshebexamines
andbreflectsbonbherbfeelingsbaboutbmeetingbnewbpeople.bGeniebisbengagedbinbwhichbprocess?
b
a. practicalbrehearsal c. learningbhistorybanalysis
b. introspection d. goalbretrieval
ANS:b B DIF: Moderate REF:
ThebLimitsbofbIntrospectionbOBJ: 1.3 MSC:bApplying
13. Introspectionbwasbemployedbasbabresearchbtoolbinbtheblateb1800sbbecause
a. itbwasbregardedbasbthebonlybwaybtobobservebthebmind’sbcontentsbdirectly.
b. itbprovidedbdatabfrombindividualsbwithoutbanybspecializedbtraining.
c. consciousbeventsbarebjustbasbimportantbasbunconsciousbevents.
b b b b
ORING THE SCIENCE OF THE MIND,
b b b b b b
7TH EDITION, DANIEL REISBERG
b b b
, CHAPTER 1 b The Science of the Mind
b b b b
LEARNINGbOBJECTIVES
1.1. Describebthebscopebandbgoalsbofbcognitivebpsychology.
1.2. UnderstandbthebcasebofbH.M.,bandbthebmanybwaysbthatbmemorybinfluencesbourblives.
1.3. Describebtheblimitationsbofbintrospectionbasbabmethodbforbscientificbinquiry.
1.4. Comparebandbcontrastbclassicalb(Watsonian)bbehaviorismbandbcognitivebpsychology.
1.5. Kant’sb“transcendentalbmethod”bisbsometimesbcalledb“inferencebtobbestbexplanation.”bExplainbthisbmethodbandbhowbit
b works.
1.6. Describebthebrole,binbthebemergencebofbcognitivebpsychology,bthatbwasbplayedbbybcomputerbsciencebandbthebdevelop-
bmentbofb“computerbintelligence.”
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. WhichbofbthebfollowingbtopicsbisbNOTbcommonlybstudiedbwithinbcognitivebpsychology?
a. angerbmanagement c. memory
b. decisionbmaking d. Attention
ANS:b A DIF: Easy REF:
ThebScopebofbCognitivebPsychologybOBJ: 1.1 MSC:bUnderstanding
2. CognitivebprocessesbarebNOTbnecessarybforbwhichbdailybactivity?
a. readingbabnewspaper c. talkingbonbthebphone
b. studyingbforbabtest d. breathing
ANS:b D DIF: Easy REF: ThebScopebofbCognitivebPsychology
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Applying
3. Alyssabwantsbtobbebabpsychologistbbutbisbunsurebwhichbtopicbwithinbpsychologybmostbinterestsbher.bWhichbofbthe
followingbtopicsbwouldbbebLEASTblikelybtobleadbherbintobcognitivebpsychology?
b
a. amnesia c. Lymebdisease
b. languagebacquisition d. problem-solvingb strategies
,ANS:b C DIF: Easy REF:
ThebScopebofbCognitivebPsychologybOBJ: 1.1 MSC:bApplying
4. Considerbthebsequenceb“BetsybwantedbtobbringbJacobbabpresent.bShebshookbherbpiggybbank.”bMostbpeople,bafterbhe
aringbthisbsequence,bbelievebBetsybwasbcheckingbherbpiggybbankbtobseebifbshebhadbmoneybtobspendbonbthebgift.bThisbinferencebaboutbB
etsy’sbgoalsbdependsbonbthebfactbthat
a. ourbpreviousbknowledgebfillsbinbbackgroundbinformationbwheneverbwe’rebunderstandingbanbevent
borbconversation.
b. readersbareblikelybtobknowbsomeonebnamedbJacob.
c. English,bunlikebotherblanguages,brequiresbspeakersbtobmentionballbofbthebpeoplebinvolvedbinban
bevent.
d. thebindividualbsentencesbarebshort.
ANS:b A DIF: Easy REF:
ThebBroadbRolebforbMemorybOBJ: 1.1 MSC:bUnderstanding
5. WhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbLEASTblikelybtobapplybtobpatientbH.M.?
a. “Hebcannotbrememberbwhatbhebdidbearlierbtoday,bincludingbeventsbthatbtookbplacebjustbanbhourbago.”
b. “Hebreadbthisbstoryblastbmonth,bbutbhebwasbstillbsurprisedbbybhowbthebstorybturnedbout.”
c. “Evenbthoughbhebhasbencounteredbthebnursebmanybtimes,bhebisbstillbunablebtobrecognizebher.”
d. “Hebrememberedbthatbitbwasbonlybabweekbagobthatbhe’dbheardbthebsadbnewsbthatbhisbunclebhadbdied.”
ANS:b D DIF: Moderate REF:
AmnesiabandbMemorybLossbOBJ: 1.2 MSC:bApplying
6. ResearchbwithbH.M.bprovidesbanbillustrationbforbwhichbmajorbthemebofbthebchapter?
a. Introspectionbisbanbimportantbresearchbtoolbforbcognitivebpsychologists.
b. Cognitivebpsychologybcanbhelpbusbunderstandbabwidebrangebofbactivitiesbthatbdependbonbsomeone’s
babilitybtobremember.
c. Memorybisbnotbverybimportant.
d. Thebdisruptionbcausedbbybbrainbdamagebdependsbonbhowbwidespreadbthebdamagebis,bandbnotbonbthe
bspecific bsitesbthatbarebdamaged.
ANS:b b B DIF: Moderate REF: ThebScopebofbCognitivebPsychology
OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating
7. Patientsbsufferingbfrombclinicalbamnesiabarebcharacterizedbby
a. memorybdysfunction. c. inarticulatebspeech.
b. anbinabilitybtobrecognizebpatterns. d. impairedblanguagebcomprehension.
ANS:b A DIF: Easy REF:
AmnesiabandbMemorybLossbOBJ: 1.2 MSC:bRemembering
8. Thebtermb“introspection”brefersbtobthe
a. processbbybwhichbonebindividualbseeksbtobinferbthebthoughtsbofbanotherbindividual.
b. procedurebofbexaminingbthoughtbprocessingbbybmonitoringbthebbrain’sbelectricalbactivity.
, c. processbofbeachbpersonblookingbwithin,btobobservebhisborbherbownbthoughtsbandbideas.
d. techniquebofbstudyingbthoughtbbybinterpretingbthebsymbolsbusedbinbcommunication.
ANS:b C DIF: Easy REF:
ThebLimitsbofbIntrospectionbOBJ: 1.3 MSC:bRemembering
9. Abparticipantbisbaskedbtoblookbwithinbhimselfborbherselfbandbreportbonbhisborbherbownbmentalbprocesses.bThisbmethod
isbcalled
a. logicalbinference. c. introspection.
b. reconstruction. b d.
ANS:b C DIF: Easy REF:
ThebLimitsbofbIntrospectionbOBJ: 1.3 MSC:bRemembering
10. Ofbthebfollowing,bintrospectionbisbLEASTbusefulbforbstudying
a. topicsbthatbarebstronglybcoloredbbybemotion.
b. mentalbeventsbthatbarebunconscious.
c. processesbthatbinvolvebconceptualbknowledge.
d. eventsbthatbtakebablongbtimebtobunfold.
ANS:b B DIF: Moderate REF:
ThebLimitsbofbIntrospectionbOBJ: 1.3 MSC:bUnderstanding
11. WhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbaboutbintrospectionbisbFALSE?
a. Itbisbthebonlybwaybtobobservebconsciousbeventsbdirectly.
b. Itbisbsubjective.
c. Itbprovidesbstrongbevidencebforbhypothesis-testing.
d. Itbwasbabtechniquebusedbhistoricallybtobstudybcognition.
ANS:b C DIF: Moderate REF:
ThebLimitsbofbIntrospectionbOBJ: 1.3 MSC:bUnderstanding
12. Geniebwondersbwhybshebcanbneverbrememberbthebnamesbofbnewbacquaintances.bInbsearchbofbanbanswer,bshebexamines
andbreflectsbonbherbfeelingsbaboutbmeetingbnewbpeople.bGeniebisbengagedbinbwhichbprocess?
b
a. practicalbrehearsal c. learningbhistorybanalysis
b. introspection d. goalbretrieval
ANS:b B DIF: Moderate REF:
ThebLimitsbofbIntrospectionbOBJ: 1.3 MSC:bApplying
13. Introspectionbwasbemployedbasbabresearchbtoolbinbtheblateb1800sbbecause
a. itbwasbregardedbasbthebonlybwaybtobobservebthebmind’sbcontentsbdirectly.
b. itbprovidedbdatabfrombindividualsbwithoutbanybspecializedbtraining.
c. consciousbeventsbarebjustbasbimportantbasbunconsciousbevents.
